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Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 3PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 13 | |
152 | 86 | 90 | 75 | 86 | 84 | 141 | 191 | 196 | 269 | 284 | 200 | 227 | 198 | 177 | 243 | 275 | 300 | 178 | 286 | 384 | 707 | 364 | 1155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.55m | 10:52PM1.65m | 11:03AM1.54m | 11:36PM1.62m | 11:43AM1.52m | 00:23AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.32m | 4:56AM0.40m | 5:04PM0.36m | 5:40AM0.43m | 5:46PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 14 | NE 8 | NE 13 |
152 | 49 | 39 | 75 | 86 | 84 | 141 | 191 | 196 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 38 | 53 | 68 | 178 | 286 | 134 | 200 | 364 | 1155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 |
40 | 86 | 90 | 42 | 20 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 306 | 158 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 269 | 284 | 200 | 227 | 198 | 177 | 243 | 275 | 300 | 84 | 85 | 384 | 707 | 269 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 188 | 188 | 121 | 127 | 127 | 93 | 127 | 127 | 196 | 196 | 203 | 196 | 155 | 21 | 0 |
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